AN ENGAGEMENT WITH PLATO'S "REPUBLIC" by Prof. Basil Mitchell, J. R. Lucas ( 9780754633662 )

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AN ENGAGEMENT WITH PLATO'S "REPUBLIC"
A COMPANION TO THE REPUBLIC

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Prof. Basil Mitchell, J. R. Lucas

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0754633667

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Pub. date:

25 July, 2003

Pages:

190

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This work encourages contemporary students to engage in Plato's thought, outrageous and politically incorrect as it may seem. The authors believe that by grappling with his ideas, we can explore the relevance of his arguments in contemporary terms.

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Outrageous, unfashionable, politically incorrect though many of Plato's opinions undoubtedly are, we should not just dismiss them as thoughts now unthinkable, but think through them, recognising the force of the arguments that led Plato to enunciate them and consider the counter-arguments he might have marshalled to meet contemporary objections. This book encourages today's students to engage in Plato's thought, grapple with Plato's arguments, and explore the relevance of his arguments in contemporary terms. A text only comes alive if we make it our own; Plato's great work The Republic, often reads as though it were addressing the problems of the day rather than those of ancient Athens. Treating The Republic as a whole and offering a comprehensive introduction to Plato's arguments, Mitchell and Lucas draw students into an exploration of the relevance of Plato's thought to our present ideas about politics, society and education, as well as the philosophy of mathematics, science and religion. The authors bring The Republic to life. The first chapters help the reader to make sense of the text, either in translation or the original Greek.Later chapters deal with the themes that Plato raises, treating Plato as a contemporary. Plato is inexhaustible: he speaks to many different people of different generations and from different backgrounds. The Republic is not just an ancient text: it never ceases to be relevant to contemporary concerns, and it demands fresh discussion in every age.

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